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KENTUCKY SENATOR SURPRISED AT REPORT CHARGING WORDS USED IN DEBATE SAYS MOB VIOLENCE RECORD SPEAKS FOR SELF Following the debate between former Senator A. O. Stanley and Attorney Clarence Darrow, the noted criminal lawyer in Washington a few weeks ago on "Capital Punishment," it was reported in some of our papers that Senator Stanley made an appeal to race prejudice and advocated lynch law, as he neared the close of his speech. The editors of the Leader was a supporter of Senator Stanley in his race for the Senate in 1918, and upon reading the report wrote the Senator for an expression on the matter, enclosing the clipping. In his reply to the editor the Senator says he is surprised at the report and claims that he was entirely misinterpreted. The report, the editor's letter and the Senator's reply follow: THE REPORT. Kentucky Senator Urges Lynch Law. Washington, D. C. - Former Senator A. Owsley Stanley, of Kentucky, made a frenzied appeal to race prejudice and advocated lync h law in an attempt to win over the audience of 8000 persons who crowded the Washington auditorium to hear the debate between him and Clarence Darrow, noted criminal lawyer, of Chicago, on "Capital Punishment." In the last five minutes of his speech of rebuttal, the former Senator pictured a white woman with hair disheveled, escaping from a black brute who had attempted to violate her chastity. He said he believed in capturing him, taking him to the scene of his crime and killing him on the spot. He appealed to the audience against the abolition of capital punishment on the ground of what "we of the South" would have face if it were abolished. The Editor's Letter. Louisville, Ky., March 23, 1925. Senator A. O. Stanley, Henderson, Ky. Dear Sir: The writer is the editor of the Louisville Leader, who with his newspaper, gave you unqualified support from the beginning of your campaign for Senator in 1918 to your victorious end. Your stand in the Lube Martin Affair at Murray, Ky., while Governor influenced our support and we fought it out for you notwithstanding the criticism of friends and loss of business. We now write you to know if it is true that you made the remarks charged against you be several of our newspapers in your debate with Attorney Darrow on "Capital Punishment" in Washington a few nights ago. The clipping from one of the papers is attached above. We would be pleased to hear from you before making any comment. Yours very truly, I. WILLIS COLE Senator Stanley's Reply. Washington, D. C., March 31, 1025. I. Willis Cole, Publisher The Louisville Leader, Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir: Am just in receipt of your valued favor of March 23, and take this occasion to thank you for your kindness in writing me about this matter before expressing any opinion as to the merits of my alleged utterances. I am somewhat surprised that my remarks in my debate with Mr. Darrow could have been so entirely misinter- (Continued on page 8)
KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR RATHER THAN ANSWER TO FAMILIAR CHARGE SELF STYLED DOCTOR AND HEALTH CULTURIST The operations of Charles Dyess came to an end last Monday morning between 8:30 and 9 o'clock. The self-styled "Doctor" who made "suckers" bite and "easy marks" his prey under the guise of an expert health culturist and scholarly educational lecturer, brought his own life to a tragic end when under the weight of his own folly and misgivings he committed suicide in his room at 827 W. Chestnut St., by [cutting?] his throat with a razor. Dyess had only been at this house a few days. It is said that in applying for his room he told the mistress of the house that he was only passing thru the city, and only wanted the room for a few days while attending to some business here. He paid for his new quarters by the day. But Dyess was the victim of a habit that held him fast and frequently had him in hot water, notwithstanding the fact that clever as he was he was able to get hold of large amounts of money. Living up to this reputation he gave a cold check for $12,85 to a woman at 551 S. 9th Street last Saturday. The check being returned marked "account withdrawn," the woman put the police on Dyess, who when located at his room answered the officers door knock by saying to them, "Wait, I'll be out in a minute." Hoping to make his escape, he went to the window but found it impossible to evade the officers. In the meantime the officers having waiting overtime for Dyess to come out, attempted to open the door, finding it locked they broke it open and rushing into the room found Dyess lying in a pool of blood near window. After cutting his throat by slashing and severing the carotid artery and jugular vein he threw the razor in the wash basin and keeled over dead. From Morehouse, Miss. Among the hundreds who viewed the body of Dyess at the undertaking establishment of Mason and Bowman at 1208 W. Walnut St., from Monday until buried Friday, was one who knew him from boyhood. Not until his friend of years ago looked upon the dead features did any one in Louisville know where he was from, nor anything about him previous to his coming here about two year ago. His wife of a few months, formerly Miss Lorena Maddox, didn't know, it is said. According to this friend Dyess was born in Morehead, Miss., where his father still lives. He says that Dyess started his unscrupulous methods there at home, from which he in time was forced to seek other fields for his operations. Found Louisville A Good Field Louisville is regarded as a good field for such characters as Dyess proved to all that he was, and thought to be by many at first sight. Dyes is (Continued on page 8)
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KENTUCKY SENATOR SURPRISED AT REPORT CHARGING WORDS USED IN DEBATE SAYS MOB VIOLENCE RECORD SPEAKS FOR SELF Following the debate between former Senator A. O. Stanley and Attorney Clarence Darrow, the noted criminal lawyer in Washington a few weeks ago on "Capital Punishment," it was reported in some of our papers that Senator Stanley made an appeal to race prejudice and advocated lynch law, as he neared the close of his speech. The editors of the Leader was a supporter of Senator Stanley in his race for the Senate in 1918, and upon reading the report wrote the Senator for an expression on the matter, enclosing the clipping. In his reply to the editor the Senator says he is surprised at the report and claims that he was entirely misinterpreted. The report, the editor's letter and the Senator's reply follow: THE REPORT. Kentucky Senator Urges Lynch Law. Washington, D. C. - Former Senator A. Owsley Stanley, of Kentucky, made a frenzied appeal to race prejudice and advocated lync h law in an attempt to win over the audience of 8000 persons who crowded the Washington auditorium to hear the debate between him and Clarence Darrow, noted criminal lawyer, of Chicago, on "Capital Punishment." In the last five minutes of his speech of rebuttal, the former Senator pictured a white woman with hair disheveled, escaping from a black brute who had attempted to violate her chastity. He said he believed in capturing him, taking him to the scene of his crime and killing him on the spot. He appealed to the audience against the abolition of capital punishment on the ground of what "we of the South" would have face if it were abolished. The Editor's Letter. Louisville, Ky., March 23, 1925. Senator A. O. Stanley, Henderson, Ky. Dear Sir: The writer is the editor of the Louisville Leader, who with his newspaper, gave you unqualified support from the beginning of your campaign for Senator in 1918 to your victorious end. Your stand in the Lube Martin Affair at Murray, Ky., while Governor influenced our support and we fought it out for you notwithstanding the criticism of friends and loss of business. We now write you to know if it is true that you made the remarks charged against you be several of our newspapers in your debate with Attorney Darrow on "Capital Punishment" in Washington a few nights ago. The clipping from one of the papers is attached above. We would be pleased to hear from you before making any comment. Yours very truly, I. WILLIS COLE Senator Stanley's Reply. Washington, D. C., March 31, 1025. I. Willis Cole, Publisher The Louisville Leader, Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir: Am just in receipt of your valued favor of March 23, and take this occasion to thank you for your kindness in writing me about this matter before expressing any opinion as to the merits of my alleged utterances. I am somewhat surprised that my remarks in my debate with Mr. Darrow could have been so entirely misinter- (Continued on page 8)
KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR RATHER THAN ANSWER TO FAMILIAR CHARGE SELF STYLED DOCTOR AND HEALTH CULTURIST The operations of Charles Dyess came to an end last Monday morning between 8:30 and 9 o'clock. The self-styled "Doctor" who made "suckers" bite and "easy marks" his prey under the guise of an expert health culturist and scholarly educational lecturer, brought his own life to a tragic end when under the weight of his own folly and misgivings he committed suicide in his room at 827 W. Chestnut St., by [cutting?] his throat with a razor. Dyess had only been at this house a few days. It is said that in applying for his room he told the mistress of the house that he was only passing thru the city, and only wanted the room for a few days while attending to some business here. He paid for his new quarters by the day. But Dyess was the victim of a habit that held him fast and frequently had him in hot water, notwithstanding the fact that clever as he was he was able to get hold of large amounts of money. Living up to this reputation he gave a cold check for $12,85 to a woman at 551 S. 9th Street last Saturday. The check being returned marked "account withdrawn," the woman put the police on Dyess, who when located at his room answered the officers door knock by saying to them, "Wait, I'll be out in a minute." Hoping to make his escape, he went to the window but found it impossible to evade the officers. In the meantime the officers having waiting overtime for Dyess to come out, attempted to open the door, finding it locked they broke it open and rushing into the room found Dyess lying in a pool of blood near window. After cutting his throat by slashing and severing the carotid artery and jugular vein he threw the razor in the wash basin and keeled over dead. From Morehouse, Miss. Among the hundreds who viewed the body of Dyess at the undertaking establishment of Mason and Bowman at 1208 W. Walnut St., from Monday until buried Friday, was one who knew him from boyhood. Not until his friend of years ago looked upon the dead features did any one in Louisville know where he was from, nor anything about him previous to his coming here about two year ago. His wife of a few months, formerly Miss Lorena Maddox, didn't know, it is said. According to this friend Dyess was born in Morehead, Miss., where his father still lives. He says that Dyess started his unscrupulous methods there at home, from which he in time was forced to seek other fields for his operations. Found Louisville A Good Field Louisville is regarded as a good field for such characters as Dyess proved to all that he was, and thought to be by many at first sight. Dyes is (Continued on page 8)
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